I'm all for ensuring that our system of government is efficient and that public purse expenditure represents the best possible value for money. But I think many of the 'austerity' policies are morally repugnant, akin to stealing pennies from the poor. But morality aside, I believe they are also often based on a false economy - like saving two pounds in your DIY budget by not replacing that washer, then having to spend thousands on your water damaged house a year later.

You can't cut in order to promote growth. A five year old child could understand that. Austerity does nothing more than prolong economic recession and create endless human misery at a cost that will have to be met at some point along the line.

If you're looking to shrink the welfare state and public sector to the lowest levels historically and in comparable countries while handing out ever more to the already wealthy, it works a treat. As we can see.

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All that is left for us to do is to keep on working as hard as we can and rebuild what is lost.

You can't cut in order to promote growth. A five year old child could und...

Posted
03/05/2018

You can't cut in order to promote growth. A five year old child could understand that. Austerity does nothing more than prolong economic recession and create endless human misery at a cost that will have to be met at some point along the line.

If you're looking to shrink the welfare state and public sector to the lowest levels historically and in comparable countries while handing out ever more to the already wealthy, it works a treat. As we can see.

But surely they had to make some cuts because the debt is getting worse?

At home you wouldn't spend on everything that needed doing straight away, you'd mend, budget, plan. You wouldn't do everything on the cheap either you'd look for best value, you'd invest, you'd make sure to the best of your ability that your needs were met. What most of us would do instinctively is neither austerity or unchecked spending it's something measured in between.

Harm has been done by austerity, and mostly to the most vulnerable who have the lowest ability to adjust their spending. There are problems stored up for the future through lack of investment now, I do also think that there has been some innovation and efficiency driven by lack of funds.

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1 lovely husband, 5 gorgeous children (21,17,6 and 4), DS2 Dec15 and 2mc along the way

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